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Because I grow Indeterminate varieties of tomatoes,  getting support stakes long enough has been an issue. Garden shops charge too much for ones that are simply inadequate  A few years ago, while at Lowes or Home Depot, a solution occurred to me that I have been using ever since. Do it yourself tomato stakes.

I buy 1" X 3" X 8 ' furring strips and rip them in half.

They are actually 2 3/8" X 3/4" X 8', so I set the saw at 1 3/16" and rip them down the middle.

Then take the guide off the saw and put points on them.

These work out to about 75 cents each, around here and will last 3 or 4 seasons and probably much longer if painted..

HC

Because I grow Indeterminate varieties of tomatoes,  getting support stakes long enough has been an issue. Garden shops charge too much for one that are simply inadequate  A few years ago, while at Lowes or Home Depot, a solution occurred to me that I have been using ever since. Do it yourself tomato stakes.

I buy 1" X 3" X 8 ' furring strips and rip them in half.

They are actually 2 3/8" X 3/4" X 8', so I set the saw at 1 3/16" and rip them down the middle.

Then take the guide off the saw and put points on them.

These work out to about 75 cents each, around here and will last 3 or 4 seasons and probably much longer if painted..

HC

Because I grow Indeterminate varieties of tomatoes,  getting support stakes long enough has been an issue. A few years ago, while at Lowes or Home Depot, a solution occurred to me that I have been using ever since. Do it yourself tomato stakes.

I buy 1" X 3" X 8 ' furring strips and rip them in half.

They are actually 2 3/8" X 3/4" X 8', so I set the saw at 1 3/16" and rip them down the middle.

Then take the guide off the saw and put points on them.

These work out to about 75 cents each, around here.

HC

Because I grow Indeterminate varieties of tomatoes,  getting support stakes long enough has been an issue. A few years ago, while at Lowes or Home Depot, a solution occurred to me that I have been using ever since. Do it yourself tomato stakes.

I buy 1" X 3" X 8 ' furring strips and rip them in half.

They are actually 2 3/8" X 3/4" X 8', so I set the saw at 1 3/16" and rip them down the middle.

Then take the guide off the saw and put points on them.

Garden shops  charge quite a bit for ones that are just inadequate. These work out to about 75 cents each, around here.

HC